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| Hamas: Gaza-Egypt Crossing to Reopen |
| 2014-03-27 |
| [AnNahar] Gazoo's Islamist rulers Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, announced Wednesday that the blockaded territory's border with Egypt would open after a 50-day closure, telling Paleostinians wishing to travel to present their passports. Egypt has severely restricted access through the crossing in the border city of Rafah since July, when the army deposed Hamas's ally, President Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... of the Moslem Brüderbund. The crossing will reopen for three days starting Saturday, Hamas's interior ministry said. Filippo Grandi, head of the U.N. Paleostinian refugee agency (UNRWA) urged Egypt Tuesday to allow people through Rafah, saying only a handful of Mohammedan pilgrims had been allowed across over seven weeks. He also called on Israel to ease its blockade of the territory, imposed in 2006. Many Gazooks travel through Rafah to seek medical treatment outside of the impoverished Strip. Israel controls the only other personnel crossing at Erez. After Morsi's overthrow, the army destroyed hundreds of tunnels under the border that brought in construction materials and fuel. That caused the Strip's worst ever energy crisis, with power outages of up to 16 hours a day. This month, Hamas described the Rafah closure as a "crime against humanity," and the U.N. criticized it for its effect on "the civilian population, including patients awaiting medical treatment." |
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